[cma-l] Community Radio Politics Programme - Please Help!

[Jabbar Karim]

Hi to All
 
We presented political shows for the run up to the European Elections, the two main parties Labour and Conservatives accepted our invite and presented their party in a debate show. The third party was invited The Liberal Democrats they first said yes and then declined in the 11th hour and we were found to be in Breach by Ofcom.
 
I have heard that there are new rules which allow station's to present shows for the Elections even if one main party is absent, but they all must be invited. Please do not my word and contact Ofcom for more information or clarification or why not attend the workshop on the 3rd of March at Ofcom office. 


Jabbar Karim
Managing Director
 
Radio Asian Fever 
229 Roundhay Road 
Leeds 
LS8 4HS 

Tel.   0113 240 2222 
Mob. 0788 170 1133 
 

www.radioasianfever.com 

--- On Sun, 7/2/10, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:


From: CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Community Radio Politics Programme - Please Help!
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Sunday, 7 February, 2010, 14:48



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From: "Joseph Wu / Spectrum Radio" <jw at 558.net>



Hi there
 
Regarding inviting different parties, it is a big problem during election period especially because I believe it is NOT enough just to have proof to have invited the parties. Election rules governed that we need to represent the main parties views at each of the debate or at least overall in our programme output during the election period. 
 
Mind you, we are under the commercial licence, not community licence, so the rule might be different. I think the rules do not apply for internet broadcast neither. 
 
Does CMA has the latest Ofcom guidelines on the General Election? I have been told there are a few changes this year.
 
Joseph Wu
Chinese Programme
Spectrum Radio

 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: F a r i Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 5:26 PM 
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Community Radio Politics Programme - Please Help!





Hi Steve, we did a few at Resonancefm which I produced, they were one-offs.

Are you preparing for a series? What are the particular problems you are having?

If you are exposing the politicians to callers, you might find they are 'too busy' to come on the show. A way around this is to give them emails from listeners in advance which they can choose to answer on air, thereby circumventing any embarrassing confrontations.

Not all the parties we invited came up but as long as I had proof they were invited, we were covered.

Fari



Fari sound





--- On Fri, 2/5/10, Phil Korbel <phil.korbel at googlemail.com> wrote:


From: Phil Korbel <phil.korbel at googlemail.com>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Community Radio Politics Programme - Please Help!
Date: Friday, February 5, 2010, 9:57 PM


Steve

'build it and they shall come'

Especially with the slightly fevered nature of Salford politics 2010, once one councillor/agent/MP appears, they'll all want in...

Get your guests for Programme 1 and the rest will follow....

best wishes & good luck,

Phil
-- 
Phil Korbel
Director
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On 5 February 2010 17:49, <Stevensuttie at aol.com> wrote:



Dear Colleagues,
 
I hope you can help!
 
For 6 months we have been trying without success to get a regular local politics show on the air - and although there is lots of enthusiasm from councillors and party leaders at talk level, we can't seem to actually pin anything down and get it started!
 
Is anybody else having similar difficulties?
 
We have a passionate and knowledgeable presenter waiting to get it started - but we just can't seem to get the thing going!! 
 
If you are running a successful local politics show - please can you offer any advice on how you got it off the ground?
 
I'm very conscious that the elections will soon be dominating the headlines and I'd like to get this sorted sooner rather than later! Any help will be most gratefully received!
 
Many thanks, and have a lovely weekend.
 
Kindest Regards
Steve Suttie
Station Manager, 94.4FM Salford City Radio
office 0161 793 2939 
mobile 07772 355 852
: ::: WWW.SALFORDCITYRADIO.ORG ::: :
WINNERS - Community Award - Salford Business Awards 2009

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